Ring Toss Game Assembly And Method Of Use

ABSTRACT

A ring toss game assembly enabling a tabletop playable ring tossing game includes a board, a plurality of pegs, and a plurality of rings. Each peg is engaged to and extends substantially perpendicularly from an upper face of the board. A respective ring is grasped in digits of a hand of a user, positioning the user to toss the respective ring in an attempt to position the respective ring around a respective one of the plurality of pegs. The ring toss game assembly also may comprise a set of rules for playing a ring toss game.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to object tossing game assemblies and moreparticularly pertains to a new object tossing game assembly enabling atabletop playable ring tossing game. The present invention discloses anobject tossing game assembly comprising a board with pegs attached and aplurality of ring. The pegs are adjustably positionable and comprise aplurality of colors, allowing for a variety of games to be played. Therings have a variety of inner diameters and comprise materials ofvarious degrees of rigidness, allowing for a variety of difficultylevels in the games to be played. The board is sized for tabletoppositioning and has a wall affixed to its perimeter so that rings tossedon retained upon the board.

Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR1.97 and 1.98.

The prior art relates to object tossing game assembles. Prior art objecttossing game assembles which use rings are not designed for tabletopplay, nor do they permit games to be played based on colors of the pegs.Generally, prior art object tossing game assembles comprises a pair ofboard with pegs or hooks attached, which are positioned apart and angledrelative to a surface upon which they are positioned, such as is donewith cornhole boards.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a board, a plurality of pegs, and a plurality ofrings. Each peg is engaged to and extends substantially perpendicularlyfrom an upper face of the board. A respective ring is configured to begrasped in digits of a hand of a user, positioning the user to toss therespective ring in an attempt to position the respective ring around arespective one of the plurality of pegs. The present invention also maycomprise a set of rules for playing a ring toss game.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric perspective view of a ring toss game assemblyaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram for a method utilizing an embodiment of thedisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through6 thereof, a new object tossing game assembly embodying the principlesand concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designatedby the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the ring toss game assembly 10generally comprises a board 12, a plurality of pegs 14, and a pluralityof rings 16. The board 12 may be substantially circularly shaped, oralternatively shaped, such as, but not limited to, squarely shaped,ovally shaped, and the like. The board 12 has a width 18 of from 20.00to 42.00 centimeters. The board 12 may have a width 18 of approximately28.00 centimeters so that the board 12 is sized for positioning upon atabletop.

Each peg 14 is engaged to and extends substantially perpendicularly froman upper face 20 of the board 12. Each peg 14 has a respective color, sothat the plurality of pegs 14 comprises pegs 14 having a variety ofcolors 22. For example, as is indicated in FIG. 4, the plurality of pegs14 may comprise pegs 14 colored red, orange, green, yellow, purple,white, and blue.

The pegs 14 extend from the board 12 from 1.27 to 3.20 centimeters. Thepegs 14 may extend from the board 12 approximately 2.54 centimeters. Thepresent invention also anticipates each peg 14 having a respectivelength 24 so that the plurality of pegs 14 comprises pegs 14 having avariety of lengths 24. The pegs 14 may be cylindrically shaped, as isshown in FIG. 3, although the present invention anticipates pegs 14having alternative shapes, such as, but not limited to, rectangular ortriangular prism shaped, and the like. Each peg 14 has an end 26 distalfrom the board 12. The peg 14 is tapered adjacent to the end 26 so thatthe end 26 is circumferentially smaller than the peg 14 is proximate tothe end 26. As will become apparent, tapering of the pegs 14 increasespotential contact with a ring 16 when the ring 16 is tossed.

The present invention anticipates a plurality of holes 28 extending intothe upper face 20 of the board 12. The holes 28 are sizedcomplementarily to the pegs 14 so that the pegs 14 are selectivelyinsertable into the holes 28 to engage the pegs 14 to the board 12 inone of a variety of possible configurations. The flexibility allowed inpositioning of the pegs 14 provides for a variety of configurations,which can be used to adjust a difficulty level of a game or to enabledifferent types of games. The holes 28 may be positioned in a pluralityof concentric circles 30, as is shown in FIG. 4, or in otherarrangements, such as, but not limited to, parallel row positioning,random positioning, and the like.

A respective ring 16 is configured to be grasped in digits of a hand ofa user, positioning the user to toss the respective ring 16 in anattempt to position the respective ring 16 around a respective one ofthe plurality of pegs 14. A successful toss, wherein the respective ring16 encircles a respective peg 14, is known as a “ringer”. Games playedwith the ring toss game assembly 10 may include scoring of a “leaner”,which is a ring 16 that is touching a peg 14 without encircling it.

The rings 16 may be substantially circularly shaped, as is shown in FIG.1, or alternatively shaped, such as, but not limited to, squarelyshaped, triangularly shaped, and the like. Each ring 16 has a respectiveinner diameter 32 so that the plurality of rings 16 comprises rings 16having a variety of inner diameters 32. The rings 16 comprise rubber,silicone, flexible elastomer, other flexible material, rigid elastomer,wood, metal, or other substantially rigid material. Rings 16 having alarger inner diameter 32 and comprising flexible material have a higherprobability of engaging a peg 14 upon tossing of the ring 16.

The plurality of rings 16 may comprise a first set 34 of rings 16, asecond set 36 of rings 16, and a third set 38 of rings 16. The rings 16of the first set 34 comprise rubber, silicone, or flexible elastomer andhave equivalent inner diameters 32. The rings 16 of the second set 36comprise rubber, silicone, or flexible elastomer, and have equivalentinner diameters 32. The rings 16 of the second set 36 have smaller innerdiameters 32 than the rings 16 of the first set 34. The rings 16 of thethird set 38 comprise rigid elastomer, wood, or metal, and haveequivalent inner diameters 32. The rings 16 of the third set 38 haveinner diameters 32 equivalent to those of the rings 16 of the second set36.

The first set 34, the second set 36, and the third set 38 of rings 16thus provide easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels in achieving asuccessful toss. Each ring 16 of the first set 34 may have an innerdiameter 32 of 3.81 centimeters, while each ring 16 of the second set 36and of the third set 38 may have an inner diameter 32 of 2.86centimeters. The present invention also anticipates other combinationsof inner diameters 32 for the first set 34, the second set 36, and thethird set 38 of rings 16.

A wall 40 is engaged to, extends around, and extends substantiallyperpendicularly from a perimeter 42 of the board 12. The wall 40 isconfigured to retain tossed rings 16 upon the board 12, which isparticularly beneficial when the ring toss game assembly 10 is used on atabletop. The wall 40 is substantially transparent and has a height 44of from 2.54 to 7.62 centimeters. The wall 40 may have a height 44 ofapproximately 5.08 centimeters.

The ring toss game assembly 10 may be used in any manner which isentertaining to the users, but also may comprise a set of rules 46 forplaying a ring toss game. For example, the first set 34 of rings 16 maybe assigned to younger, less experienced, or less skilled users, thesecond set 36 of rings 16 to users having a medial level of experienceor skill in tossing, and the third set 38 of rings 16 to users having ahigh level of experience or skill in tossing. Additionally, scoring canbe based on the color 22 of the peg 14 that is ringed. Games can beplayed wherein specific actions are associated with the color 22 of thepeg 14 that is ringed, as is shown in FIG. 4.

In use, the ring toss game assembly 10 enables a method 48 of playing aring toss game. The method 48 comprises a first step 50 of providing aring toss game assembly 10 according to the specification above. Asecond step 52 of the method 48 is providing a set of rules 46 forplaying a ring toss game. A third step 54 of the method 48 is tossingthe rings 16 and scoring the tosses according to the set of rules 46.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A ring toss game assembly comprising: a board; a pluralityof pegs, each peg being engaged to and extending substantiallyperpendicularly from an upper face of the board; and a plurality ofrings, wherein a respective ring is configured for grasping in digits ofa hand of a user, positioning the user for tossing the respective ringin an attempt to position the respective ring around a respective one ofthe plurality of pegs.
 2. The ring toss game assembly of claim 1,wherein: the board is substantially circularly shaped; the rings aresubstantially circularly shaped; each ring has a respective innerdiameter, such that the plurality of rings comprises rings having avariety of inner diameters; and each peg has a respective color, suchthat the plurality of pegs comprises pegs having a variety of colors. 3.The ring toss game assembly of claim 1, wherein: the board has a widthof from 20.00 to 42.00 centimeters; and the pegs extend from the boardfrom 1.27 to 3.20 centimeters.
 4. The ring toss game assembly of claim3, wherein: the board has a width of approximately 28.00 centimeters;and the pegs extend from the board approximately 2.54 centimeters. 5.The ring toss game assembly of claim 2, wherein the plurality of pegscomprises pegs colored red, orange, green, yellow, purple, white, andblue.
 6. The ring toss game assembly of claim 1, wherein each peg has anend distal from the board, the peg being tapered adjacent to the end,such that the end is circumferentially smaller than the peg proximate tothe end.
 7. The ring toss game assembly of claim 1, further including aplurality of holes extending into the upper face of the board, the holesbeing sized complementarily to the pegs, such that the pegs areselectively insertable into the holes for engaging the pegs to the boardin one of a variety of possible configurations.
 8. The ring toss gameassembly of claim 7, wherein the holes are positioned in a plurality ofconcentric circles.
 9. The ring toss game assembly of claim 2, whereinthe rings comprise rubber, silicone, flexible elastomer, rigidelastomer, wood, or metal.
 10. The ring toss game assembly of claim 9,wherein the plurality of rings comprises: a first set of rings, eachring of the first set comprising rubber, silicone, or flexibleelastomer, the rings of the first set having equivalent inner diameters;a second set of rings, each ring of the second set comprising rubber,silicone, or flexible elastomer, the rings of the second set havingequivalent inner diameters, the rings of the second set having smallerinner diameters than the rings of the first set; and a third set ofrings, each ring of the third set comprising rigid elastomer, wood, ormetal, the rings of the third set having equivalent inner diameters, therings of the third set having inner diameters equivalent to the rings ofthe second set.
 11. The ring toss game assembly of claim 10, wherein:each ring of the first set has an inner diameter of 3.81 centimeters;and each ring of the second set has an inner diameter of 2.86centimeters.
 12. The ring toss game assembly of claim 1, furtherincluding a wall engaged to, extending around, and extendingsubstantially perpendicularly from, a perimeter of the board, whereinthe wall is configured for retaining tossed rings upon the board. 13.The ring toss game assembly of claim 12, wherein the wall issubstantially transparent.
 14. The ring toss game assembly of claim 12,wherein the wall has a height of from 2.54 to 7.62 centimeters.
 15. Thering toss game assembly of claim 14, wherein the wall has a height ofapproximately 5.08 centimeters.
 16. The ring toss game assembly of claim1, further including a set of rules for playing a ring toss game.
 17. Amethod of playing a ring toss game comprising: providing a ring tossgame assembly comprising: a board, a plurality of pegs, each peg beingengaged to and extending substantially perpendicularly from an upperface of the board, and a plurality of rings, wherein a respective ringis configured for grasping in digits of a hand of a user, positioningthe user for tossing the respective ring in an attempt to position therespective ring around a respective one of the plurality of pegs;providing a set of rules for playing a ring toss game; and tossing therings and scoring the tosses according to the set of rules.
 18. A ringtoss game assembly comprising: a board, the board being substantiallycircularly shaped, the board having a width of from 20.00 to 42.00centimeters, the board having a width of approximately 28.00centimeters; a plurality of pegs, each peg being engaged to andextending substantially perpendicularly from an upper face of the board,each peg having a respective color, such that the plurality of pegscomprises pegs having a variety of colors, the plurality of pegscomprising pegs colored red, orange, green, yellow, purple, white, andblue, each peg having an end distal from the board, the peg beingtapered adjacent to the end, such that the end is circumferentiallysmaller than the peg proximate to the end, the pegs extending from theboard from 1.27 to 3.20 centimeters, the pegs extending from the boardapproximately 2.54 centimeters; a plurality of holes extending into theupper face of the board, the holes being sized complementarily to thepegs, such that the pegs are selectively insertable into the holes forengaging the pegs to the board in one of a variety of possibleconfigurations, the holes being positioned in a plurality of concentriccircles; a plurality of rings, wherein a respective ring is configuredfor grasping in digits of a hand of a user, positioning the user fortossing the respective ring in an attempt to position the respectivering around a respective one of the plurality of pegs, the rings beingsubstantially circularly shaped, each ring having a respective innerdiameter, such that the plurality of rings comprises rings having avariety of inner diameters, the rings comprising rubber, silicone,flexible elastomer, rigid elastomer, wood, or metal, the plurality ofrings comprising: a first set of rings, each ring of the first setcomprising rubber, silicone, or flexible elastomer, the rings of thefirst set having equivalent inner diameters, each ring of the first sethaving an inner diameter of 3.81 centimeters, a second set of rings,each ring of the second set comprising rubber, silicone, or flexibleelastomer, the rings of the second set having equivalent innerdiameters, the rings of the second set having smaller inner diametersthan the rings of the first set, each ring of the second set having aninner diameter of 2.86 centimeters; and a third set of rings, each ringof the third set comprising rigid elastomer, wood, or metal, the ringsof the third set having equivalent inner diameters, the rings of thethird set having inner diameters equivalent to the rings of the secondset; a wall engaged to, extending around, and extending substantiallyperpendicularly from, a perimeter of the board, wherein the wall isconfigured for retaining tossed rings upon the board, the wall beingsubstantially transparent, the wall having a height of from 2.54 to 7.62centimeters, the wall having a height of approximately 5.08 centimeters;and a set of rules for playing a ring toss game.